Die etwas andere Benefiz-Hymne
Weird Al Yankovic ist dafür bekannt, lustige bis bissige Kommentare und Parodien, die auf die Musikindustrie abzielen zu liefern. Und so auch mit diesem Lied.
Im Stile von "We are the world" oder "Do they know it's Christmas" warnt er eindringlich davor, mp3s illegal herunterzuladen. Und er erklärt auch, warum. Sehr witzig.
Und für alle, die eine Übersetzung haben möchten, gibts hier den deutschen Text.
klicken, um den Song starten
Once in a while
maybe you will feel the urge
To break international copyright law
By downloading mp3s
from file-sharing sites
Like Morpheus or Grokster
or Limewire or KaZaA
But deep in your heart
you know the guilt would drive you mad
And the shame
would leave a permanent scar
'Cause you start out stealing songs,
and then you're robbing liquor stores
And selling crack
and running over school kids with your car
So don't download this song
The record store's where you belong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
Oh, you don't wanna mess
with the RIAA
They'll sue you
if you burn that CD-R
It doesn't matter if you're a grandma
or a 7-year-old girl
They'll treat you like the evil,
hard-bitten criminal scum you are
So don't download this song
Don't go pirating music all day long
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
Don't take away money
from artists just like me
How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee?
And diamond-studded swimming pools,
these things don't grow on trees
So all I ask is, everybody, please...
Don't download this song
Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song...
Don't download this song
Or you might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song...
Don't download this song
Or you'll burn in Hell before too long
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
maybe you will feel the urge
To break international copyright law
By downloading mp3s
from file-sharing sites
Like Morpheus or Grokster
or Limewire or KaZaA
But deep in your heart
you know the guilt would drive you mad
And the shame
would leave a permanent scar
'Cause you start out stealing songs,
and then you're robbing liquor stores
And selling crack
and running over school kids with your car
So don't download this song
The record store's where you belong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
Oh, you don't wanna mess
with the RIAA
They'll sue you
if you burn that CD-R
It doesn't matter if you're a grandma
or a 7-year-old girl
They'll treat you like the evil,
hard-bitten criminal scum you are
So don't download this song
Don't go pirating music all day long
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
Don't take away money
from artists just like me
How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee?
And diamond-studded swimming pools,
these things don't grow on trees
So all I ask is, everybody, please...
Don't download this song
Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song...
Don't download this song
Or you might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song...
Don't download this song
Or you'll burn in Hell before too long
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh, don't download this song
